Mosaic By Lisa Arnold
Mosaic Vocabulary
Mosaic
Many small pieces to make a big picture.
Tessera
A piece used in a mosaic. Tessera can be any kind of mosaic material; ceramic, stone, pebbles, glass or some other substance.
Tesserae
The plural of "tessera", a name given to piece used in a mosaic.
Positive Space
The inside of a shape or form. Anything that takes up space.
Negative Space
The empty space between and surrounding shapes and forms.
Mosaisist
A person who creates a mosaic
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